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WW1, treaty of versailles, and Great depression
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The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
When the heir to the Austria-Hungary throne was leaving back to is home Gavrilo Princip shot him. He was an easy target due to his open car and lack of security. Once the Archduke was shot there was a rumble to retrieve the gun and in the process the Archduke's wife Sophie was also shot. This is widely known to have started the rampage of World War 1. -
beginning of World War 1
On July 28, 1914 the world plunged into battle as the first world war broke out in Europe. The allied powers, consisting of France, Great Britain, and Poland amoung numerous others (soon to be joined by the USA), joined forces to try to defeat the Nazi's and the German army. -
The Sinking of the Lusitania
The sinking of the Lusitania was a big factor in what made the U.S. enter World War 1. When a German U-boat sunk the ocean liner Lusitania and ended up killing over 1,100 innocent people including about 120 Americans. This was a big deciding facotr on turning the opinion of the public against Germany. -
The Zimmerman Telegram
THe Zmmerman Telegram was a message from the German foriegn minister to the German minister of Mexico proposing a Mexico-German alliance to have someone highting for the German cause in the Americas and to fight the battle on the home front with the United States. This was another huge deciding factor for America to join the war. -
America decalres war on Germany
After 2 years on trying to keep America out of the war America finally agreed to declare war on Germany. With tensions high after the Zimmerman Telegram and the sinking of the Lusitania America went into WW1 and joined sides with the allied forces in hopes to defeat Germany. -
End of World War 1
When Germany realized it was no longer strong enough to keep fighting the war and with the USA just joining the fight they decided to sign an agreement. They signed a treaty for peace which officially ended World War 1. -
Stock Market Crash
When stock investors panicked and sold all thier stocks it unkowingly created on of the worst econimic downturns in American history. Investors suffered millions of dollars lost and ended up paying the price for thier foolish and panicked decisions. -
The beginning the the Great Depression
The Great Depression was the longest lasting economic downturn in the History of America. It costed the loss of money for millions and the crashing of the stock market. It created the loss of thousands of jobs, increased the number of struggling Americans, and hightened debt. -
End of the Great Depression
After 10 years of trying to undo the damage caused by the stock market crash and the events that followed Americas economy had finally recovered. Jobs were created money was being made and Americas started to get hope that thier country would once again be the greatest in the world.
